Siheyuan: My wife is Xu Huizhen

"Hey, so-called instant noodles are simply noodles fried in hot oil. After this treatment, they can be preserved for a long time!

No matter where you are, you can just take out the fried noodles, soak them in boiling water, and add the right amount of seasoning to make a bowl of delicious, steaming noodles!"

He Yuzhu explained to her enthusiastically.

However, Liao Lieying was confused after hearing this. She frowned, shook her head and said:

"Oh, I still don't quite understand what you mean. How did you come up with the idea of ​​frying noodles in oil? Will it taste good?"

Seeing this, He Yuzhu smiled and suggested:

"How about this, I'll invite you to have afternoon tea first, and then we'll go back to my house together. I'll cook for you myself, how do you think?"

Liao Lieying hesitated for a moment, then finally nodded and said:

"Okay, then I want to see what kind of novel food you can come up with and whether it tastes good or not."

So, the two of them went to a nearby tea restaurant to enjoy afternoon tea.

But who would have thought that as soon as I reached the door, I found that Liao Lieying's brothers were all there.

As soon as they saw their younger sister walking side by side with He Yuzhu, they all tried to suppress their laughter, stood up and greeted He Yuzhu enthusiastically.

"What are you laughing at? Is it so funny to see us?"

He Yuzhu looked at the people in front of him who were laughing so hard that they fell backwards with a puzzled look on his face, and asked unhappily. Liao Liewen on the side suppressed his smile, waved his hand and said:

"It's not funny. It's really not funny at all."

However, his flushed face completely betrayed his true thoughts.

Liao Lieying saw everyone's reactions and quickly guessed the reason. It turned out that these brothers actually mistakenly thought that she was in love with He Yuzhu!

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but feel regretful. If she had known that this would cause such a misunderstanding, she should have chosen to go to another teahouse.

As the afternoon tea time ended, the two drove to the office in Wan Chai together.

In fact, as early as when he was in Beijing, He Yuzhu had already begun to conduct in-depth research on instant noodles.

After a long period of hard work, he not only successfully mastered the production process of instant noodles, but also mastered the production methods of various ingredients one by one.

Just recently, he used his spare time to make some samples himself. Now, he is fully devoted to the construction of the instant noodle production line.

When they came upstairs, He Yuzhu carefully led Liao Lieying into a kitchen specially used for experiments and whispered:

"You have to keep this a secret for me. No one else has seen it except you."

After all, for He Yuzhu, developing instant noodles and building a production line is the most important task at the moment and cannot afford any mistakes. Therefore, he could not suppress his worries and could not help but give a few more instructions.

Hearing He Yuzhu's serious instructions, Liao Lieying nodded and said:

"Don't worry, my mouth is shut. I won't let anyone know."

After getting Liao Lieying's affirmative answer, He Yuzhu finally felt relieved and stopped talking nonsense. He turned around and started kneading the dough, preparing to continue his unfinished experiment.

"Do you want to make it now?" Liao Lieying asked He Yuzhu with a look of surprise.

"Yeah, there's nothing we can do. The ones we made before are out of stock."

He Yuzhu spread his hands, revealing a rather helpless expression. In fact, just yesterday, he had specially made some more finished products and placed them in the kitchen.

But who would have thought that the instant noodles he made by himself would be so popular among his family, and everyone praised its delicious taste after eating it.

Just now, he went over to take a look and found that the few remaining stocks had been sold out. He had no choice but to start over.

After waiting for a while, He Yuzhu skillfully mixed the flour and then began to show off his ramen skills.

With his nimble hands, the dough clumps instantly turned into thin noodles.

This wonderful ramen performance left Liao Lieying standing by dumbfounded.

"Wow, Brother Zhuzi, your cooking skills are simply amazing! In my opinion, if you open a small noodle shop, your business will be booming!" Liao Lieying couldn't help but admire.

"Haha, opening a small noodle shop is not enough. For me, I might as well just open a big restaurant!" He Yuzhu laughed heartily.

"Yeah... that's right. With your cooking skills, it would be more appropriate for you to open a restaurant. But, it's not that easy to open a restaurant. How about this, you train a few apprentices first, and then open a restaurant together?"

Liao Lieying's eyes rolled, and she thought to herself: If I can successfully trick He Yuzhu into opening a restaurant, then wouldn't I have the opportunity to taste the delicious food he personally made at any time in the future? It's so wonderful just to think about it!

However, He Yuzhu seemed unmoved, shook his head and said:

"Oh, forget it. Training an apprentice takes too much time and energy, and the speed of making money from this is too slow."

After saying that, he picked up a bucket of palm oil, opened the lid and poured a lot of it into the pot.

You know, they usually use this kind of palm oil to fry instant noodles.

Because palm oil is not only in huge production and affordable, but also has a very stable nature and is not prone to oxidation and deterioration;

More importantly, it allows oil to easily penetrate into instant noodles, thus giving the noodles a unique taste and flavor.

He Yuzhu was seen folding and twisting the noodles skillfully, and soon it was folded into a solid lump.

Then he carefully put the lump into the heated oil pan. With a "sizzle" sound, oil splashed everywhere and the noodles were quickly fried until golden and crispy.

As time passed, a delicious bowl of instant noodles was quickly prepared.

When He Yuzhu had finished frying all the noodles, the noodles that were fried first had gradually cooled down. Liao Lieying, who had been watching for a long time, asked with a puzzled look on his face:

“Is this what you invented?”

He Yuzhu smiled slightly and explained patiently:

"This is just the bread, there are also seasoning packets to match it. With them, we can preserve the flour for a long time and take it out as a daily food at any time."

After saying that, he gently picked up a piece of bread and put it into the bowl, and then poured in the seasonings and dehydrated vegetables that he had carefully prepared in advance.

Then, He Yuzhu picked up the kettle, slowly poured an appropriate amount of boiling water into the bowl, and finally carefully covered it with a lid.

After about four or five minutes, He Yuzhu reached out and opened the lid. In an instant, a rich and fragrant aroma spread like an invisible torrent.

Liao Lieying, who was standing next to him, couldn't help but widen her eyes and exclaimed in surprise:

"Wow, it smells so good!"

She couldn't help but take a few deep breaths, as if she wanted to absorb all the tempting fragrance into her stomach.

"Of course. Come on, try it and see how it tastes."

He Yuzhu handed her a pair of brand new chopsticks with a smile on his face. She took the chopsticks impatiently, picked up the noodles and put them into her mouth to chew.

After chewing a few bites, her eyes suddenly lit up and she couldn't help but exclaimed:

“Wow, it’s delicious!”

Hearing her praise, He Yuzhu's smile deepened, and he quickly said:

"If it's delicious, eat more. If it's not enough, I'll give you another bag."

As he said this, he was about to get up to get new instant noodles. However, Liao Lieying stared at the full bowl of noodles, hesitated for a moment, and then shook his head gently.

"No, there's already a lot here. It's delicious, but you can't eat too much."

Liao Lieying replied with a smile. After all, with such a big bowl of noodles in front of her, if she ate one more packet, her stomach would probably be bloated.

In a short while, Liao Lieying finished all the noodles in the bowl.

After putting down her bowl and chopsticks, she licked her lips with satisfaction and kept praising the bowl of noodles as a rare delicacy.

He Yuzhu stood aside and listened to her endless words of praise, feeling extremely happy.

However, he still waved his hand modestly and said a few polite words.

Then, as if he suddenly thought of something, he excitedly said to Liao Lieying:

"Actually, I'm planning to patent this instant noodle and promote it vigorously!"

Liao Lieying widened her eyes in surprise when she heard this, and asked in disbelief:

"How can you still have such an idea? What's wrong with your brain?"

He Yuzhu was somewhat amused by her question, and responded helplessly:

"Oh, what are you talking about? My brain is normally built like this."

In fact, according to the original historical process, it was not until 1968 that a man from Wanwan, whose original name was Wu Baifu, successfully invented and produced instant noodles.

By that time, he had already immigrated to Japan and changed his name to Ando Momofuku.

Later, after continuous research and improvement, he finally developed the world's first bucket of instant noodles and named it "Demae Itchou".

Among them, "chu-mae" means takeout, and "icing" means one bowl.

That had to wait until 1968!

However, He Yuzhu was so capable that he managed to bring this matter forward by six or seven years!

Although it will still take about a year to successfully obtain the patent, He Yuzhu is not anxious at all.

After all, he knew clearly in his mind that this business would eventually fall into his hands no matter what.

After having a bowl of delicious noodles, Liao Lieying still seemed to feel a little unsatisfied.

Her big watery eyes turned and she saw that there were more than a dozen freshly baked, steaming hot pancakes over there.

Then she said with great joy:

"Can I take all the rest?"

Hearing this, He Yuzhu didn't even think about it and answered without hesitation:

"Of course it's no problem. You're not an outsider."

It was just such a simple sentence, but it made Liao Lieying blush instantly, and she rolled her eyes at him coquettishly.

He Yuzhu felt puzzled when he saw this. He scratched his head and asked in confusion:

"Could it be...did I say something wrong? Aren't we good friends now?"

After hearing this, Liao Lieying bit her lip lightly and nodded slightly, saying, "Yes, we are friends."

Seeing this, He Yuzhu hurriedly stood up and deftly put all the bread and various seasonings into an extremely large food box.

Then, he patiently explained to Liao Lieying in detail:

"Here, you can soak this noodle in boiling water for four or five minutes before eating it; or you can just cook it in a pot like ordinary noodles."

Liao Lieying looked at the nagging man in front of her and muttered unhappily:

"I know, you're so nagging!"

After saying that, she reached out to take the heavy food box, turned around and left with light steps.

Liao Lieying walked into the house happily, and as soon as she entered, she saw her father Liao Baoshan sitting leisurely on the sofa in the living room and resting.

It turned out that since experiencing the last thrilling incident, Liao Baoshan's health has been deteriorating. He has not been to the company to handle affairs recently, and chose to stay at home to recuperate.

When Liao Baoshan saw his beloved little daughter coming back, a loving smile immediately appeared on his face, and he asked jokingly:

"Oh, my dear girl, you look so happy, are you out dating some boy?"

In fact, he had already learned from his son that his daughter had been with He Yuzhu the whole day.

Hearing this, Liao Lieying's pretty face instantly turned red, like a ripe apple, and she said shyly:

"Oh, Daddy, please don't talk nonsense! I'm not dating!"

As she spoke, she subconsciously hid the thing she was holding tightly in her hand behind her back.

However, how could this subtle movement escape Liao Baoshan's sharp eyes.

He just smiled and pointed at his daughter's hands behind her back and said:

"Then what is that thing you are holding in your hand? Could it be a gift from a boy?"

Liao Lieying quickly waved her hands and denied, "Of course not, Daddy, this is a new food invented by Mr. He, called instant noodles!"

"Instant noodles? This name is really strange." Liao Baoshan looked at the item in his daughter's hand with interest and asked curiously, "What kind of food is this thing?"

Seeing that his father had shown great interest in instant noodles, Liao Lieying immediately became excited and began to talk about it with a beaming look on his face.

She described He Yuzhu's magical invention in vivid detail, praising instant noodles as a delicacy that was unique in the world.

Liao Baoshan listened to his daughter's endless introduction with half belief and half doubt, and couldn't help but interject:

"Oh? Is it really so delicious?"

"Of course! If Daddy doesn't believe me, I'll go to the kitchen and cook you a bowl to try." Liao Lieying volunteered, turned around and walked towards the kitchen.